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junk

[juhngk] / dʒʌŋk /


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It turns out, though, that it looks like a warehouse of space junk, and it sounds like an industrial-strength air-conditioning system.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026

The monkeys with the most frequent soil consumption munch on tourist junk food that is "high in sugar, high in salt, high in dairy, which the macaques can't digest," said Lemoine.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Read more: The U.S. is about to define what junk food is.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

Who better to tell the tale of the city than the man who has spent years rifling through its junk?

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

This one was bigger than most, with the jagged angles and uneven limbs that were Leen’s signature, since she built most of her machines out of whatever found junk she got her hands on.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles




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